Cold and flu season can have you feeling run down. But life doesn’t stop! You still have work, school and a million other responsibilities that can’t be avoided. We get it. Being under the weather sucks. What do you do when you strongly suspect Sharon from one-desk-over doesn’t just have allergies?…
Read MoreThere is a major problem in the promotional world. It’s one we’re too quick to ignore, too comfortable minimizing as part-of-the-biz, and one that is costing us money. That problem is professional isolation. You read industry publications, you’ve developed expertise that pays off, and you budget for trade shows—to meet your peers, to find good…
Read MoreAt Spector & Co., we’re excited to announce our partnership with Colorado-based retail brand Topo Designs, which makes Spector & Co. the official Topo Designs bag supplier of the promotional product industry. A little backstory on Topo Designs: Rooted in mountain culture and outdoor living, Topo Designs was founded in 2008. The retail brand targets…
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We know that distributors have thousands of promotional products to sell. However, by asking the question, “May I add a case of custom mints to your order today?” distributors have significantly increased their income with just those 12 words. Mints are the perfect add-on for any type of business, and help drive sustainable repeat business…
Read MoreThe comments we hear most often from uniform distributors, buyers and end-users is that there is a real need for more variety and comfort in uniforms for women. As uniform apparel manufacturers for more than 85 years, this was not news to us. In fact, it has been one of Executive Apparel’s primary goals to…
Read MoreWe spend so much time writing about promotional products that we sometimes forget to look around and appreciate the other gifts life gives us, like dogs. This year at the PPAI Expo, we’ll be celebrating our furry companions through a daily Doggo of the Day award. Today’s Doggo of the Day is Truffles. Like Gelato…
Read MoreWhen working with puzzles, it’s always best to go piece by piece. In this case—box, lid and foam. How do we make packaging the focal point of a corporate gift? We give it some depth. Working with such a basic object was challenging, and yet quite exciting when the possibilities started presenting themselves. What if…
Read MoreExecutive Apparel’s Gourmet Collection is well-known by service industry buyers. Many of our customers service the hospitality industry and provide custom server uniforms to casual dining and upscale restaurants as well as pubs, bars, clubs, bistros and cafes. A staple garment of the hospitality crowd is the server’s vest. Some establishments opt for professionally tailored…
Read MoreTell us why you selected this category. How does your business/these products best fit within the category? We lit-rally can’t even contain our excitement with the brand new SnugZ USA apparel line, HYOU. Our completely customizable, full-color imprints turn your brand into wearable art. Backpacks, tees, hoodies—you name it. With a 10-day production time and…
Read MoreIt’s sometimes difficult to be creative given product limitations. At Spector & Co., we believe that what makes something creative is how effectively you use that space between the bare minimum and the absolute max to allow your idea to come to life. We decided to exercise this thought with three different products. The theme?…
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